The New Orleans Saints have the No. 9 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday night, so our Saints Insiders — beat writer Matthew Paras, columnists Jeff Duncan and Rod Walker and editor Zach Ewing — underwent a fun exercise to examine the pool of players the Saints could be choosing from. Each of us separately picked nine players (excluding the apparent top 3 picks of Cam Ward, Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter). On this show, we compare our lists, starting with the players on everyone's list and moving down to the prospects only one of us thought would fit the Saints at No. 9. #saints #neworleanssaints #whodat #nfldraft #nfl #mockdrafts

Reports surfaced Friday that New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has a shoulder injury that may require surgery and cost him the 2025 season. Our Saints Insider crew — Times-Picayune beat writer Matthew Paras, columnists Jeff Duncan and Rod Walker and editor Zach Ewing — breaks down the situation, including the timing, who's telling how much of the truth and what it means for the Saints and Carr in 2025 and moving forward. #saints #whodat #neworleanssaints #derekcarr #nfl #nfldraft

If there's a skill-position player NFL teams are all coveting in the top 10 of the NFL Draft, it's Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty. If he's still available as the Saints' pick at No. 9 approaches, should New Orleans trade up and get him? Is he a no-brainer if he happens to fall to No. 9? Our Saints Insiders — Times-Picayune columnists Jeff Duncan and Rod Walker and host Zach Ewing — go through the possibilities and also examine some other skill players whom the Saints might consider, like Penn State tight end Tyler Warren and Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan. #saints #whodat #neworleanssaints #nfldraft #2025nfldraft #nfl #nfloffseason #ashtonjeanty

The New Orleans Saints hold the No. 9 pick in the first round of this month's NFL draft. Our Saints Insider team — beat writer Luke Johnson, columnists Jeff Duncan and Rod Walker and editor Zach Ewing — goes through various scenarios that would leave the Saints with different choices with that pick. Here's what we think they'll do and what we do in each of them, as well as which one is the most advantageous for the Saints. #saints #whodat #whodatnation #neworleanssaints #nfldraft #nfl #mockdrafts #nfloffseason

Several recent mock drafts have the Saints either taking a quarterback with the No. 9 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, or trading for another pick to take a QB. Is there fire to this smoke? Our Saints Insiders — Times-Picayune beat writers Luke Johnson and Matthew Paras and columnists Jeff Duncan and Rod Walker — take on that question. How realistic is it for the Saints to take a quarterback? What does that mean for the future of Derek Carr in New Orleans, both in 2025 and beyond? If they do acquire a new quarterback, who is most likely? We also give our take on the NFL rule changes and other takeaways from this week's league meeting. #saints #whodat #neworleanssaints #nflquarterbacks #nfldraft #2025nfldraft

The Saints Insider hits the road with a show from Baton Rouge after LSU's pro day, featuring offensive lineman Will Campbell, who could be a fit for the Saints' much-maligned offensive line. Is Campbell a tackle or a guard at the NFL level? And which do the Saints want to fill, given the other players they have to move around? Times-Picayune beat writer Matthew Paras and editor Zach Ewing discuss the issue, as well as an update on where the Saints have been checking out other schools' pro days across the country in advance of next month's NFL draft. #saints #whodat #neworleanssaints #nfl #nfldraft #nfloffseason #lsu #geauxtigers

One week into the NFL's new league year, our Saints Insiders take stock of what the New Orleans Saints have done thus far in free agency. Times-Picayune beat writers Luke Johnson and Matthew Paras and editor Zach Ewing break down: • What we've liked • What we didn't • Favorite under-the-radar move • Whether we're more optimistic than we were when the season ended • Cam Jordan's pay cut: Act of kindness or a Saints' leverage play?

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The New Orleans Saints are being mentioned as a possibility for Cooper Kupp, the big-name wide receiver who hit the market yesterday as a free agent. The former All-Pro would instantly increase the ceiling of the Saints' receiving corp, but he'd also be expensive — at least against the backdrop of the Saints' salary cap concerns — and is aging and injury prone. Our Saints Insiders — beat writers Luke Johnson and Matthew Paras and columnist Jeff Duncan — discuss the chances of Kupp landing in New Orleans, how realistic it is and whether it's a good fit. Also on the episode: • Reacting to introductions of Chase Young and Justin Reid • What's next for the Saints in free agency if it's not Kupp

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As the 2025 NFL league year begins, the Saints Insiders convene.

In this episode, Times-Picayune beat writers Luke Johnson and Matthew Paras, columnist Rod Walker and editor Zach Ewing discuss the New Orleans Saints' relatively active start to free agency and what it says about the team's general plan. Included:

• Thumbs up or thumbs down on the big deals: Chase Young, Justin Reid, Juwan Johnson • Are the Saints really running it back with a roster that went 5-12? • What holes are left, and where New Orleans can fill them • Our early impressions after meeting the Saints' coaching staff

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The NFL's new league year starts Wednesday, and so the New Orleans Saints must get their salary under the $279.2 million cap. That will include contract restructures for quarterback Derek Carr and other veterans, and the result will decide how active the Saints can be in free agency and thus the direction of the franchise under new coach Kellen Moore. Our Saints Insider crew discusses that direction, plus their takeaways from the NFL Combine and what the Saints might be looking for in the NFL draft in a comprehensive offseason episode. #saints #whodat #saintsnation #nfl #nfloffseason #salarycap #nflcombine